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Rhythm&Blues
Forget The Brokenhearted Jimmy Ruffin and Remember The Eccles Cake Connoisseur
READ UP ON JIMMY RUFFIN'S DARK OBSESSION!!
11/23/2016
South African Radio Stations Pull Stevie Wonder’s Music Over Support For Mandela
STEVIE WONDER BANNED FROM SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO STATIONS!
03/26/2014
RUFUS THOMAS SIGNS WITH SUN RECORDS; LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR 20th CENTURY ROCK-N-ROLL STARS
Legendary singer Rufus Thomas signed with Sam Phillips‘ emerging Sun Records today (March 12, 1953). Just a few…
03/12/2014
THE IRONY: SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS RECORDS “I PUT A SPELL ON YOU”; DIES ON THE SAME DAY
Singer Screamin’ Jay Hawkins recorded his classic single “I Put A Spell On You,” today (February 12, 1956).…
02/12/2014
Dec. 11, 1926 Happy Birthday Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton was born Willie Mae Thornton in Montgomery, Alabama today (December 11) in 1926. Thornton has…
02/09/2014